Rob·erts (r b  rts), John Glover, Jr. Born 1955. American jurist who has served as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2005. |
| Rob·erts, Kenneth 1885-1957. American writer noted for his historical novels about the Colonial period, including Northwest Passage (1937). |
| Roberts, Oral Born 1918. American evangelist who has preached widely on tours and radio and television broadcasts. |
| Roberts, Richard John Born 1943. British-born American chemist. He shared a 1993 Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering that some genes contain sequences, known as introns, that do not function as codes for the formation of a protein. |
Roberts [ˈrɒbəts]
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1. (Biographies / Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl (1832-1914) M, British, MILITARY: general) Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl. 1832-1914, British field marshal. He was awarded the Victoria Cross (1858) for his service during the Indian Mutiny and was commander in chief (1899-1900) in the second Boer War
2. (Biographies / Roberts, Julia (1967 F, US, FILMS AND TV: actress) Julia. born 1967, US film actress; her films include Pretty Woman (1990), Notting Hill (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), which earned her an Academy Award, and Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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| Noun | 1. | Roberts - United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943) |
| 2. | Roberts - United States evangelist (born 1918) | |
| 3. | Roberts - United States writer remembered for his historical novels about colonial America (1885-1957) | |
| 4. |  Roberts - a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722) |
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